krissyhair
Well-Known Member
I'm in law school. The program is majority male but the entering class demographic shifts to be more equal every year.
I noticed that the male colleagues will have a girlfriend from their home town who is more than happy to pick up everything, move to this dinky college town for a few years and wait around for their man to finish his law degree.
Some of these guys, and their girlfriends are very good friends of mine. And I wouldn't call the ladies unambitious or any bad thing because their relationships are obviously healthy and happy.
But a man would not suspend his educational or career goal, move to a small town to take a job waiting tables, an unpaid internship of some sort, or even secretary work or paralegals. These are some women who have foregone med school, grad school, or could have stayed home or moved to the big city and found happiness elsewhere.
I told my guy friend around final exam time that he was looking rough. He said, "I know. My woman went home for the holidays so now I have to wash my own clothes and cook while studying for final exams. I'm eating terrible too."
I didn't tell him, but I thought you piece of ish I take care of myself and study the whole year and you're falling apart because your girl went home for a little while. What guy is going to move to a new state, wash his lady's laundry, cook for her and work part time while she goes to professional school?
What is your take on this? Any other explanations beside this is just tradition and they're standing by their men to start a good future for each other?
I noticed that the male colleagues will have a girlfriend from their home town who is more than happy to pick up everything, move to this dinky college town for a few years and wait around for their man to finish his law degree.
Some of these guys, and their girlfriends are very good friends of mine. And I wouldn't call the ladies unambitious or any bad thing because their relationships are obviously healthy and happy.
But a man would not suspend his educational or career goal, move to a small town to take a job waiting tables, an unpaid internship of some sort, or even secretary work or paralegals. These are some women who have foregone med school, grad school, or could have stayed home or moved to the big city and found happiness elsewhere.
I told my guy friend around final exam time that he was looking rough. He said, "I know. My woman went home for the holidays so now I have to wash my own clothes and cook while studying for final exams. I'm eating terrible too."
I didn't tell him, but I thought you piece of ish I take care of myself and study the whole year and you're falling apart because your girl went home for a little while. What guy is going to move to a new state, wash his lady's laundry, cook for her and work part time while she goes to professional school?
What is your take on this? Any other explanations beside this is just tradition and they're standing by their men to start a good future for each other?